tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post2198606867952989517..comments2019-09-15T01:44:49.245-07:00Comments on Lilacs &amp; Lace: Finishing the Periwinkle CoatLaura Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-82937620246790138802019-02-27T00:16:05.828-08:002019-02-27T00:16:05.828-08:00Beautiful coat! Wonderful tailoring and details!Beautiful coat! Wonderful tailoring and details!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-85375767610022584062019-02-25T13:30:02.969-08:002019-02-25T13:30:02.969-08:00I think it&#39;s often because you can&#39;t tell ...I think it&#39;s often because you can&#39;t tell how they were stored. If they were sitting in the sun for 20+ years, the thread will often be rotted out on the spool. But I think the Susan Khalije recommends vintage silk Belding Corticelli. You just have to make sure the thread is still strong!<br /><br />And I have come across vintage dresses where the seams are coming apart because of rotten thread, but they are usually easy to fix, and few and far between as most have held up really well! (Probably another case of not storing in proper conditions - I wish people wouldn&#39;t get their ideas from Pinterest and hang vintage on the wall permanently in the direct sunlight for years at a time!) Laura Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-56411329013347435362019-02-25T13:25:48.825-08:002019-02-25T13:25:48.825-08:00There was definitely a snood involved in the outfi...There was definitely a snood involved in the outfit! And while I didn&#39;t choose that particular blue dress, there is another 1940s reproduction that I chose to compliment the coat.Laura Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-55857808344612679112019-02-25T08:22:40.993-08:002019-02-25T08:22:40.993-08:00Very impressive! Very impressive! Diane Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271355371051771506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-80583298606311120742019-02-25T01:31:37.518-08:002019-02-25T01:31:37.518-08:00I love your attention to detail. Various little th...I love your attention to detail. Various little things were brought to my attention like the hand design on the button and at the edge of the pleats. Just beautiful.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482538655091229790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-63506043573745444342019-02-24T14:52:03.188-08:002019-02-24T14:52:03.188-08:00Absolutely stunning!Absolutely stunning!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-70697297919618481342019-02-24T13:55:01.903-08:002019-02-24T13:55:01.903-08:00Simply beautiful, your hand sewing is beautiful. ...Simply beautiful, your hand sewing is beautiful. Everything you make is perfection.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892410221459163985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-62448583306714226232019-02-24T07:58:15.772-08:002019-02-24T07:58:15.772-08:00beautiful, and those hand stitched arrows are fant...beautiful, and those hand stitched arrows are fantastic.Beth (SunnyGal Studio)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08891740887743925587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-57596295778339890662019-02-24T05:45:41.159-08:002019-02-24T05:45:41.159-08:00Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing th...Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing the process. Your work is an example to (try to, haha) follow.<br />MoniqueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-78620358748786768892019-02-24T05:32:48.859-08:002019-02-24T05:32:48.859-08:00What an amazing coat, your work is impeccable.
A ...What an amazing coat, your work is impeccable.<br />A question: why is the advice to throw away old spools of thread (claim is that they will disintegrate) yet vintage garments aren&#39;t falling apart as the thread disintegrates. So why do they caution us to toss old thread?Julie Culshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988026665697924548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-72411950235530159002019-02-24T02:30:29.581-08:002019-02-24T02:30:29.581-08:00Oh wow! A beautiful garment.
Oh wow! A beautiful garment.<br />Helen Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798255730030143980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-73761829473517682142019-02-24T01:10:49.664-08:002019-02-24T01:10:49.664-08:00Gorgeous - just gorgeous!Gorgeous - just gorgeous!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006686534903023371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-55104540145486672572019-02-23T22:18:08.496-08:002019-02-23T22:18:08.496-08:00It&#39;s almost voyeuristic to watch.
You made ...It&#39;s almost voyeuristic to watch. <br /><br />You made a mid-blue velvet dress some years back (not certain you were completely delighted with the dress, but it looked great on you). With a snood, could the dress and the coat meet? <br /><br />The arrow tacks made me wonder if you hadn&#39;t made this coat in a past life.<br /><br />Laura Mae, you have truly outdone yourself this time.Testosteronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-24096900277770649612019-02-23T20:40:37.227-08:002019-02-23T20:40:37.227-08:00Absolutely. Marvelous. Just stunning. Your stitchi...Absolutely. Marvelous. Just stunning. Your stitching is impeccable. Thank you for showing us this process. Kansas Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274117741340552741noreply@blogger.com